Prompt #141:
So- Vampires are improbable, but aliens are believable?
Morganville, Texas. Just South of normal and East of safe. Population: freaks.
I honestly can't tell you what possessed me to move to this place. One day I just woke up with a strange need for a change of scenery. Next thing I know, I'm on a plane for my Daddy's hometown in the middle of nowhere. And trust me, I am not exaggerating. I think the closest town to us is nearly 100 miles away.
I've only been here for a week so far, but I'm beginning to notice things. Like how almost everyone wears bracelets. Now, I love a little sparkle as much as the next girl, but these people seem to never take these bracelets off. And it's not just the girls, or people in a certain age group, either. Everyone.
Well, not quite everyone. I've seen a few loners without them, and none of the college kids seem to have them. I've noticed a pattern. The ones with bracelets are the pretty, shiny, popular people. The ones who are always so confidant and usually more than a little mean. The ones without- well they're the outcasts, the loners. And they always look frightened for their lives.
Another thing I've noticed is that a totally different set of people make their way out as the sun goes down. All the people I pass in the streets, all my neighbors and friends, they all retreat into their homes at the first hint of dark. After a few days I realized I should probably follow their example and hide in my home as well. I'm not really sure what I'm hiding from though.
When morning comes I make my way to the college library. I came up with a crazy theory during the night. I need to do some research. Unfortunately, my search comes up with no results. But the fact that I can find no books on the subject makes me believe my crazy theory even more.
I spend days trying to find anything. I even went so far as to take the risk of telling a new friend I had made during all my visits to the library my theory. She just laughed and told me that I might be going a little overboard. But she did agree that something wasn't right about this town. So she helped me look.
Now, three weeks after my strange theory materialized, Jenna finds something that excites her. She calls me over and points something out in the one of the many books she has spread in front of her. It takes me a moment to understand what she's getting at.
"So wait," I begin. "So- vampires are improbable, but aliens are believable?"
"Yeah," she answers, launching into an explanation. "I mean, it makes sense. The bracelets are used for mind control, and the 'Night Crowd' are really aliens in disguise. That's why people are so scared of 'em. 'Cuz even though they may not know what they are, they know they're different."
"You know," I say after I think about it for a minute. "You are really strange sometimes."
AN: so, I kinda followed Clumsy's example on this one and did a Morganville crossover. And like her, I used and original character who is second generation Twilight in our world. I've used this character before in the chapter 'Rainy Days'. Her name is Jane Hale and she is- of course- the daughter of my favorite couple, Alice and Jasper.
Also, FOUR updates in one day?! We were on a roll. Don't get too used to that though. We both have a tendency to get distracted by shiny objects (me more that her... what can I say? I'm Alice) and often, other stories. But we will do our best. It would help if we could get some prompts -hinthint- so please review.
Peace,
Pixie